kieltolaki

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Finnish

Etymology

kielto (prohibition) +‎ laki (law). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkie̯ltoˌlɑki/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑki
  • Syllabification(key): kiel‧to‧la‧ki

Noun

kieltolaki

  1. prohibition (law prohibiting consumption, sale and production of alcoholic drinks)
  2. Prohibition (period of time when prohibition law was in force)
    Kieltolaki vahvisti järjestäytynyttä rikollisuutta.
    The Prohibition strengthened the organized crime.

Declension

Inflection of kieltolaki (Kotus type 5*D/risti, k- gradation)
nominative kieltolaki kieltolait
genitive kieltolain kieltolakien
partitive kieltolakia kieltolakeja
illative kieltolakiin kieltolakeihin
singular plural
nominative kieltolaki kieltolait
accusative nom. kieltolaki kieltolait
gen. kieltolain
genitive kieltolain kieltolakien
partitive kieltolakia kieltolakeja
inessive kieltolaissa kieltolaeissa
elative kieltolaista kieltolaeista
illative kieltolakiin kieltolakeihin
adessive kieltolailla kieltolaeilla
ablative kieltolailta kieltolaeilta
allative kieltolaille kieltolaeille
essive kieltolakina kieltolakeina
translative kieltolaiksi kieltolaeiksi
abessive kieltolaitta kieltolaeitta
instructive kieltolaein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kieltolaki (Kotus type 5*D/risti, k- gradation)

Synonyms

  • (Prohibition): kieltolain aika

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